An argument is said to have taken place during Tuesday's Champions League semi-final win against Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena, with Robben apparently instructing Ribery to let Toni Kroos take a free-kick in first-half injury time.

The row then reportedly escalated in the dressing room, with Sport Bild magazine claiming Ribery punched Robben in the face and pictures appeared after the game with latter sporting a cut under his right eye.

On Saturday, the Bild newspaper reported Ribery had been fined €50,000 for the incident while the pair rarely exchanged glances, let alone passes, in Friday's final training session ahead of their Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen.